Zimbabwean man crowned ‘Mr Ugly’
What can be more ironical if ugliness draws you a pageant crown? Setting an example of such a paradox, a Zimbabwean man has upstaged his eight rivals to win the title of ‘Mr Ugly’ in a novel beauty pa
Trainee pilot sacked for dozing off for 55 min as plane flew by itself
A trainee pilot was suspended from flying after an incident in which he blacked out for 55 minutes and overshot the Parafield airport, heading out to the Great Australian Bight.
A report by the Trans
Julia Gillard reaffirms Afghan mission
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to stay and follow the mission in Afghanistan, as news of another soldier losing his life in the war came in.
Johnny Depp ‘is Queen Elizabeth II’s 20th cousin’
If reports are to believed, then Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp has been hailed as a possible distant relative of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ancestry experts said they were able to work a connection, which esta
NRI’s film set in Oz at Cannes
When Varun Sharma incepted the idea of making a short film on an Indian student who realises his “Australian Dream” he had no idea that his concept will be displayed at the prestigious Cannes film fes
Armed ‘Batman’ nabbed in US
'Batman' is once again on the hit list but this time not for the film, rather for a Michigan man who was caught trespassing with dangerous weapons on a roof, wearing the Caped Crusader's costume.
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Swimwear firm apologises for carrying Goddess images on bikini
An Australian swimwear label company, which triggered a controversy by depicting an image of Goddess Lakshmi on a bikini bottom and front of a model, has apologised to the Hindu community for hurti
150-year-old time capsule unearthed beneath Oz fountain
A time capsule in the form of a bottle containing coins, newspapers and a memorandum of the 1800’s has been uncovered beneath a monument in Ballarat, Australia.
A small paragraph of an 1887 history b
US cop finds starving, caged 6-yr-old eating her own flesh to live
A six-year-old US girl, who was kept in a cage almost starved to death by her own parents, was found eating her own flesh to survive.
Brian and Shannon Gore, a Virginia couple, are accused of keeping
Oz teacher banned for telling female student she would be 'spicy in bed'
A teacher in Australia has been barred from reapplying to teach for three years after he told a student he thought she would be ‘fiery and spicy in the bedroom’.
A Queensland Civil and Administrative